Song of Songs 1 — Legacy Standard Bible

The Shulammite Bride’s Desire

1The ¹Song of ^aSongs, which is Solomon’s.

²“¹May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For your ^alove is better than wine.³“Your ^aoils have a pleasing fragrance,Your ^bname is like ¹purified oil;Therefore the ²^,^cmaidens love you.⁴“Draw me after you and let us run together!The ^aking has brought me into his chambers.”“¹We will rejoice in you and be glad;We will ²extol your ^blove more than wine.Rightly do they love you.”⁵“¹I am black but ^alovely,O ^bdaughters of Jerusalem,Like the ^ctents of ^dKedar,Like the curtains of Solomon.⁶“Do not look at me because I am ¹swarthy,For the sun has burned me.My ^amother’s sons were angry with me;They made me ^bcaretaker of the vineyards,But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.⁷“Tell me, O you ^awhom my soul loves,Where do you ^bshepherd your flock,Where do you make it ^clie down at noon?For why should I be like one who ¹veils herselfBeside the flocks of your ^dcompanions?”

Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other

⁸“¹If you yourself do not know,^aMost beautiful among women,Go forth on the trail of the flockAnd pasture your young goatsBy the dwellings of the shepherds.⁹“To a ^amare of mine among the chariots of PharaohI compare you, O ^bmy darling.¹⁰“Your ^acheeks are lovely with ornaments,Your neck with strings of ¹^,^bbeads.”¹¹“¹We will make for you ornaments of goldWith beads of silver.”¹²“¹While the king was at his ²banqueting table,My ³^,^aperfume gave forth its fragrance.¹³“My beloved is to me a pouch of ^amyrrhWhich lies all night between my breasts.¹⁴“My beloved is to me a cluster of ^ahenna blossomsIn the vineyards of ^bEngedi.”¹⁵“¹^,^aBehold, you are beautiful, my darling,Behold, you are beautiful!Your ^beyes are like doves.”¹⁶“¹Behold, you are handsome, ^amy beloved,Indeed, so pleasant!Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!¹⁷“The beams of our houses are ^acedars,Our rafters, ¹^,^bcypresses.